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The mummies of some pharaohs of the 18 to 20th Dynasty
found in Thebes. The first group was found in Deir el Bahari
cachette and these consist of the mummies of: Seqenenre, Ahmose I,
Amenhotep I, Tuthmosis I, Tuthmosis II, Tuthmosis III, Seti I,
Ramses II, Ramses III.The other group was found in the tomb of
Amenhotep II, consisting of the mummies of: Amenhotep II,
Tuthmosis IV, Amenhotep III, Merenptah, Seti II, Siptah, Ramses
IV, Ramses V, Ramses VI, (and three women and a child.)
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This museum exhibits over 120000 objects, some of the important
groups of these objects are : Artifacts from the tombs of kings
and members of the royal families of the Middle Kingdom found at
Dahshur in 1894.The contents of the royal tombs of Tuthmosis III, Tuthmosis IV,
Amenhotep III and Horemheb and the tomb of Yuya and
Thuya.Artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun, consisting of more
than 3500 Pieces, of which 1700 objects are displayed in the
museum (the rest are in storerooms).
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Objects from some royal and private tombs at Tanis (in the Delta)
dating from the 21st and 22nd Dynasties. Artifacts
from the Amarna period made for Akhenaton and members of
his family and some high officials. These were found in Tell el
Amarna, Hermopolis, Thebes and Memphis between 1912 and 1933.
Collections of artifacts from the royal palaces.
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